I was hurting.I had some ailments I was dealing with.It's not like I was holding out.- Alonzo Mourning

In all modesty, we must admit that governments arenot always the best doctors when it comes to diagnosingeconomic ailments and prescribing the right treatment.- Kim Campbell

Save for minor ailments and accident,my battalion is practically immune from sickness;colds come and go as a matter of course,sprains and cuts claim momentary attention,but otherwise the health of the battalion is perfect.- Patrick MacGill

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Lastly, he must remember that he himself hath no exemption from the common lot,but that he is bound by the same laws of mortality,and liable to the same ailments and afflictions with his fellows.- Thomas Sydenham

Stress is a designer ailment that many of the so-calledafflicted suffer from with pride.- Janet Street-Porter

Just because there is a problem doesn't mean that we have to solve it,if the cure is going to be more expensive than the original ailment.- Bjorn Lomborg

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest andmost fatal ailment of all republics.- Plutarch

Lovers of painting and lovers of music are people whoopenly display their preference like a delectable ailmentthat isolates them and makes them proud.- Maurice Blanchot

Coughing in the theater is not a respiratory ailment.It is a criticism.- Alan Jay Lerner

Do you suppose there is any living man so unreasonablethat if he found himself stricken with a dangerousailment he would not anxiously desire to regain the blessing of health?- Petrarch

The name of my ailment was longing, and it was notcured till I finally went to the department store andcounted out the money in small coins before the dismayed clerk.When I came to the house, I held up the instrumentbefore the eyes of the astonished household.- William Christopher Handy

The life of inner peace,being harmonious and without stress,is the easiest type of existence.- Norman Vincent Peale

May your life always be Counterpoint to the Clamor of the World.May you delight in Dancing Lightly With Life.May you soar on eagle wings, high above the madness of the world.May you always sing Melody in the Symphony of Your Life.May you taste, smell, and touch your dreams of a beautiful tomorrow.May your sun always shine, and your sky be forever blue.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

May your life always be Counterpoint to the Clamor of the World.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

No good comes from hurrying.- Yiddish Proverb

You create stress in your life by getting angry,and you can instantly removethat stress by granting forgiveness.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Far from idleness being the root of all evil,it is rather the only true good.- Soren Kierkegaard

The greatest weapon against stressis our ability to choose one thought over another.- William James

You can choose to be peaceful right here and now ...it has nothing to do with what other people do or think.- Gerald Jampolsky

When you feel the need to hurry,remember that everything in life is a CHOICE.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Make a conscious choice to livea serene and stress-free life.Stress is always waiting just outside your doorlike a vicious wild-dog.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Urgent? Why?- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over anotheras to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.- Thomas Jefferson

An overfull calendar, like an overfull stomach,is a consequence of taking on too much.Commit, and eat, in moderation.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out;it's the grain of sand in your shoe.- Robert W. Service

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit.Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever,even if your whole world seems upset.- Saint Francis de Sales

When you find peace within yourself,you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.- Peace Pilgrim

When we hate our enemies, we aregiving them power over us:power over our sleep, our appetites,our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness.Our enemies would dance with joy if onlythey knew how they were worrying us,lacerating us, and getting even with us!Our hate is not hurting them at all,but our hate is turning our own daysand nights into a hellish turmoil.- Dale Carnegie

When we are happy and serene,time loses its power over us.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Slowly and Deeply, I Inhale a Calming Breath.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

A sloth lives a pretty good life, s-l-o-w-l-y.Maybe we have something to learn from him.Some days, being sloth-like may be just what you needto avoid being consumed by urgency.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Learn to be calm and you will always be happy.- Paramahansa Yogananda

In times of great stress or adversity,it's always best to keep busy,to plow your anger and your energyinto something positive.- Lee Iacocca

It is not work that kills men; it is worry.Worry is rust upon the blade.- Henry Ward Beecher

I hear many people talk about their longing for a balanced life.What I think they are really expressingis a desire for a life with less pressure.- Mary Anne Radmacher

If a warrior is to succeed at anything,the success must come gently,with a great deal of effort but with no stress or obsession.- Carlos Castaneda

Smile.Today would be a wonderful daynot to take life so seriously.Today may end up the way you prefer -and it may not.Happiness is not about being a winner -it's about being gentle with life -being gentle with yourself.Let life be a dance,and choose the kind ofdance you want for today -perhaps a gentle loving dance.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Stress is nothing more than asocially acceptable form of mental illness.- Richard Carlson

It seems that we have it backward in our society.We tend to look up to peoplewho are under a great deal of stress,who can handle loads of stress,and those who are under a great deal of pressure.- Richard Carlson

It's not the situation that's causing your stress,it's your thoughts,and you can change that right here and now.You can choose to be peaceful right here and now.Peace is a choice,and it has nothing to do withwhat other people do or think.- Gerald Jampolsky

Resistance creates suffering.Stress happens when your mind resists what is.The only problem in your lifeis your mind's resistance to life as it unfolds.- Dan Millman

The fibers of all things have their tensionand are strained like the strings of an instrument.- Henry David Thoreau

Are you feeling stressed and upset?If so, you are worrying about tomorrow.Events that have already occurred may cause you regret,but they only appear to cause worry.If you just lost your job, you are not worrying about losing your job -that already happened.You are worrying about paying your bills and finding a new job.Those are worries about tomorrow.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Those distractions that turn my attention fromwhat I thought I was going to do today are not "rat holes";they are Enchanted Rabbit Holeswith a Magical White Bunny awaiting in each.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Personally, I have fond memories of playingon slippery rocks on the banks of a rushing riveras a child and hitchhiking in college.To those who say, "But times are different now,"I reply that statistically life is much safer nowthan in the 1950s, with regard to both crime and accidents.What has changed is our attitudes.In those years, a broken leg from falling off a swingor the back of a tractor was just part of childhood -an excuse for gathering autographs.Today that broken leg would be a sourceof outrage and probably lawsuits.I long for a simpler time when life was taken less seriously.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

A newborn does not have worry, or stress, or anger,because they have not yet learned those things.Consider what life would be like if you couldforget all the past resentments and perceived offensesthat color your thinking and your emotions.Buddhists call that state "beginner mind" -an opening to experience lifewithout the jaundiced filter of past disappointments.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Sometimes when people are under stress, they hate to think,and that's the time when they most need to think.- William J. Clinton

There are six components of wellness:proper weight and diet,proper exercise, breaking the smoking habit,control of alcohol, stress management and periodic exams.- Kenneth H. Cooper